Last Wednesday, Kathy Coyne and Nancy Grzenda from Telespond Senior Services spent an hour or so at our parish office site telling about county services for seniors. While they both work with the Lackawanna County Senior Companion program, similar services are available in Susquehanna County.
Senior Companions are persons aged 55 and above who help other adults in our community remain independent by visiting them every week. Companion visits are free for seniors who request them. Transportation is another free service in Lackawanna County.
Telespond also provides fee-based services to help adults remain at home. Adult Day services, personal care, companion care, homemaker services, and senior activity centers are available in Lackawanna County. Caregiver group meetings offer support for caregivers. Similar services in Susquehanna County are coordinated by the B/S/S/T Area Agency on Aging.
If you missed the program, look for extra brochures and freebies in the church narthexes and visit
http://telespond.org/ (Lackawanna County) or
http://bsstaaa.org/ (Susquehanna County).